Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-11
THE RAILWAY STRIKE.
THE B. & %. NUSS REPUDlATBD BY THE
FIRENEN'S BROTHERHOOD
The Grand Master Orders The Men TO Withdraw From
the Dificulty-Ths Men at CoEnellsvills and
Nsyaboring Towns Sill Out-Ths
Youngstown Strike.


PITTsBURG, March 10-The highest Of
fetal in the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Firemen is in the city.
Grand Master f. p Sargent Of Terre
Haute Ind is registered st the Seventh
Avenue Hotel.
He came direct from the South to inyes-
tigate the strike of the tiremen on the
Pittsburgh division OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
When seen at the Seventh Avenue Hotel
this morning Mr.. Sargent was in consnlta-
ton with three of the firemen who belong
to the Pittsburg end of the division.
Among them was K. II. Scott, Master Of
the Pittsburgh Local Lodge No. 3ls
Grand Master Sargent, in an interview,
gave complete explanation of the laws OF
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and of the relation the strikers bore to 1t.
II come direct from Jackson Tenn, he
said, upon receiving telegram from MIR.
Scott. knew nothing about any trouble
between the firemen and the company, eN-
cept what read in the st. Louis newspa-
pers. 1t was a surprise to ME, ~ many OF
the tiremen belong to the Brotherhood. y
'Our organization has very rigid laws.
Our members are not allowed to strike un-
less authorized by the Grand Master and
the assent of twO.thirds of the members on
the entire system.
when any grievance arises the men
would first have TO draw up their grievance
and place it in the hands ol
the Board of Adjustment, which consists
of three members. Ifit is local grievance
then the Board of Adjustment would call
on the Master Mechanic Of the road and
present their case to him. 1t is not within
his jurisdiction TO settle the matter, then
the Board would 90 before the Supeirnten-
dent or next higher official. Failing IN
both these instances, 1t then becomes u
matter for the General Board of Adjust
ment Ia consider There would he one
representative for each Lodge i'll the sys-
TEN where there is grievance. The
man of the Board. He would examine
into its merits, and if he considered 1t Just,
he would order the General Committee to
convene at some given point, and they
would call in the general officers oi the
road.
They failing 10 reach a satisfactory al
justment with the company, then the
grievance is submitted to the Grand Master,
under seal and signed by the respective
members of the ROard. The Grand
Master examines the grievance, and, ii he
considers it a Just one, ne meets the Gen'
eral Board and together they wait on the
officers and use all honorable means Ia
effect a peaceablc settlement.
| If they fail it is then referred back to
the members with such recommendations
~ to further action IA the Grand Mas'e'
NAV consider the best.
"Nu strike is permitted by the Brother
hood unless it is sanctioned by the Grand
Master and sanctioned by twO-thirds o
the members employed on the system IN
vOlvcd.
"You can therefore clearly see that IL
the present instance the Brotherhood ha'
nothing to do with the strike. No gricv
ance has been presented, no General Board
has convened, and the matter has not beer
presented To the Superintendent General
! Manager or President of the line.
while know nothing about the situa
ton. | want it distinctly understood that
the Brotherhood of Locomotive FiremeI
has nothing whatever to do with the
trouble on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
| At any time when we have any grievance
before we engage in any conflict We shal
use every Just means to bring about set
tlement.
The members of the local lodge in this
city are not involved in the strike. ! an
to meet a committee from Connellsvlll'
this afternoon in regard to this matter
There are not over thirty-tiye OF our mem
hers in this troube. If the committee
does not come to Pittsburgh 10 meet me
will take such action as will be to the hrS
interests OF tue Brotherhood. leave TIN:
evening for New Orleans. y
ALONG The ROAD
The situation along the road to-day
showed but slight changes. The Officials
succeeded in getting out the local irelgh
. |
train was b ought down from the MI
Pleasant branch. The trains are gener
ally run by new brakcmen. The men oI
this end of the division are all working
Those at COnnellsville, however, seem de
termined 10 stand out for their demands
Superintendent Patton said this morning
that they had number of trains ON th,
road running here, At Connellsyllle and
Cumberland. The greatest trouble II eN
uereucrd at CunnellsvilLe. The company
have no new move in view, but propose Il
continue 10 increase the number Of train
on the road, by employing new men II tn
strikers remain out.
They do not take mnch consolation from
the fact Of Grand Master Sargent, OF til
Brotherhood of FIremen, coming u ih
city. They believe that lie will do all II
his power 10 settle the matter. IL IL said
, however. that even il the iiremen all z
hack 10 work, IL will have no direct etirc
upon the brakemen.
|. Grashauer, Master Of Lodge No. II
of the Brotherhood OF Brakemen, who wen
q TO Counellsville yesterday, did not succee
in securing a hail last night for q mectiD
I AZ Connellsyilie to-day and advise IN
members of tue Brotherhood 10 return
work.
4 number of the firemen who are mem
T bers Of the Brotherhood are being calle
. .'scaIysm at Connellsvillc. Their Mlstt
Workman SAYS this treatment is uniust
fed. n these iremen are working accord
ing to the laws Of the organization. Non
: Of them have been put on Ia place OF III
strikers at CODBellsyille.
4 ADHESIVE MOVE.
The Pennsylvania Company Secures an u
junction Against the strikers.
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